Suburb of Port Elizabeth. Laid out in 1949 and was named after a former mayor of the city, WC Adcock; known as Adcockvale.
Place record
Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb
- Coordinates
- 25.5800, -33.9400
- Updated
- 20 Apr 2020
Location Map
Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South Afican Names by Peter E Raper
Last updated · 20 Apr 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 15). Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121849
South African History Online (2016) 'Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb ', South African History Online, 15 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121849 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121849, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb ." South African History Online, 15 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121849. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb ." South African History Online. September 15, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121849.
Further reading
Prehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
Colonial History of Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth the Segregated city
Community histories in Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
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